2 Hot Composters | Quick Compost | Retail and DIY | Green Side Up
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- Опубликовано: 24 окт 2022
- 2 Hot Composters | Quick Compost | Retail and DIY | Green Side Up
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2 Hot Composters | Quick Compost | Retail and DIY | Green Side Up
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Nice update Steve, compost piles coming along nicely mate
Thanks for the pros and cons on both composters. Of course, I think we would all want the professionally made $$$$
But I think your version shows ingenuity and saves $$$
Thanks Steve 💚👍💚
I had a similar thought to the previous comment, it is to paint the outside with a black paint to help create heat and also to protect the polystyrene a bit, and possibly put some square guttering on the lip of your hot box in the greenhouse. It’s certainly given me ideas of doing something similar on a smaller scale.
Hi Steve, great update on your hot beds. Thank for sharing and take care 🙂
I did 1 similar last year, but lined a 1.4m grab bag Fantastic improvement in worm's, plus it broke down finer than my outside compost. The extra protection from direct weather I think helps. 🤔
I was looking forward to these composting updates. Have considered putting something to grow on top to benefit from the heat.
The idea of insulating the composting material is to retain the heat within.
Some people use a conventional compost heap to do precisely what you said and it can slightly raise the temperature of the poly tunnel or greenhouse in the winter.
This in my view would be a better use of the space, especially with the high cost of paraffin or electricity at the moment.
I’ve been using the celotex insulating slabs covered with black polythene on the top and about 400mm down the sides. When I add new material I move the slabs up if needed. The heat from rotting compost underneath the rises and sets off the newly added material. I check the heap with a thermal camera . You can get a adapter to your iPhone which enables you have the equivalent of a £8000 thermal camera.
Hi Steve, love your channel. Have you thought of using an ibc tank to make into a hot bin composter
I do like the look of those bins. Kind on the eyes 👍
I wonder if you were to use the black polythene farmers use for round bales to wrap the homemade bin as it tough when layered and the black generates heat.
Looking good Steve 👍
My homemade one is properly glued together. The first one I made I used ready sized polystyrene boards (I think they’re 55cm wide). I don’t really have any problems with degradation on that one - the edges seem pretty resilient. My second one I cut out of one big 2.4m board like your poly tunnel one. I used marine grade silicone and spread it all over the cut edges to keep it from spitting beads everywhere. I used the same stuff along all the inside edges to fully seal it from the elements. Might be useful for whatever your end solution might be. May not be worth the cost / effort on the edge that’s already suffered.
Looking forward to seeing the compost reveal!
I like your diy foam bin. I was thinking of doing a similar version. I was thinking of covering the foam board with a cloth soaked in cement slurry and dried. This would be to protect the foam from the Texas sun.
Nice one Steve. I wish I had the room at home for one but then again I could never fill it quick enough. I'll have to be content with watching you LOL
Well done Steve, you are giving ideas to your followers how to reduce their compost bills. I find it very interesting.
Have you looked at the price of the hot box he is using.
Be interesting to see what comes out of it, as u not had it long. Looking forward to seeing the reveal
Ive used exspanded ploystyrene thats very dark grey, and a special glue for polystyrene from b&q steve mate, also shred my paper and card board which help it break down faster, i followed niall gardens way of making it, works a treat👍
Just take care that polystyrene isn't toxic!
You pointed out the degraded polystyrene, so all those loose poly balls would drive me absolutely insane!
If I tried it I'd probably use Celotex insulation, as it is stronger and covered in aluminium foil and like you said I'd also incorporate it within a well built frame.
Have seen used commercial insulation fridge panels for sale online, look perfect, tough, coated pir.
Looking awesome :D
A random thought when you were talking about tweaking your homemade design. I think Tony O'Neil did something like that and have some sort of covers on his compost bay walls - wonder if you could be "inspired" by his design and see if it could help?
You could use a waterproof black seal paint on there, Gorilla have a good one, not sure of it's effect on polystyrene though.
Also I add straight "stuff from the garden" and nettle tea to mine, all the microbes within definitely get the heat up and compost it faster, I add about 5 litres for every 1 to 2 feet of composting material. Works great in even cheap compost bins.
Nice one Steve, I do like the diy solution, btw don't know if it's me, but the picture quality of this is outstanding mate 👌
Thanks for the update. It's probably been mention before but cat faeces is pretty hazardous to our health and to my knowledge shouldn't be added to composting material due to possible inclusion of the toxoplasma parasite. This is also the reason you shouldn't flush cat poo, as the water treatment process can't clear the parasites.
From the Catit website:
IMPORTANT: If you want to use your composted cat litter as a fertiliser for edible crops, leave cat waste to compost for at least 18 months to eliminate the risk of E. coli, tapeworm and toxoplasmosis contaminating your crops.
I used to compost ours for use in the flower beds only but it still meant handling it so we don't bother now.
Looking forward to seeing the unveiling of your hotbins!
Anyone tried an old chest freezer or any sort of fridge/freezer on its back? They are essentially well sealing insulated boxes after all.
Thanks for the update Steve looks like it may take a bit longer to produce compost in the DIY one as against the purpose built one but I think you are on for a winner there
Maybe you could ask Tony and JB to make you a frame with out any swearing
I think that pallet collars may the answer to your frame by just using the 1.2m lengths coupled together but you would need a lot of collars
I'm going to empty my potato towers this week sometime, and I will put the photo's on the Potty Mouth Garden Club
Hi Steve you you recommend getting any compost this year
Hi did you check if the polystyrene would leach chemicals into your compost then into your veg ?? I still wonder about getting 2 of the 200 l hot bins rather than one 400l ones ? Thoughts please ??
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Hi did you check if the polystyrene would leach chemicals into your compost then into your veg ?? I still wonder about getting 2 of the 200 l hot bins rather than one 400l ones ? Thoughts please ?? 😊
Fiberglass the outside and edges same stuff we use on roof will last forever them kit around £60 for fiberglass matting and resin
Hi steve just bought myself a compost bin, but only place I have to place it is on my patio. Can I place it straight on the concrete or should I put something underneath first. I did think of putting some tarpaulin first, would that be OK or what would you suggest please?
Is the hotbin mega starting to bow at the bottom 😳😳
@@petenewell9945 I was thinking the same 😳
Hi again, Steve. Did I must the cost of each?
great design just needs sandwiching with 9 mm shuttering ply and edged for strenght....insulation properties should remain....but no damage to polystyrene
It should slide inside pallets then you could just make a traditional pallet composter
You put cat litter in your compost?
I have the smaller hot bin but it's full of worms so I must be doing something wrong.
It looks like the base of the bought compost bin is bending from the weight of the contents. Surely this is not right?
Looks like the bottom of the hot box has a problem.
Did you see my previous comment about rodents chewing through the new black hot compost bin you have. You might want to be thinking of putting some protection around that as well.
Yes my friend you are brilliant and been very helpful yes there is a but happening........You are a gardener with the as you say scavenger attitude but you have obviously been sucked in to the affiliated trap......I guess everyone has to make a living.......I am making my own like you did.